Nicolas Anelka joined Shenhua in January on a two-year contract

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Nicolas Anelka joined Shenhua in January on a two-year contract

Peter Parks

French striker Nicolas Anelka (centre), pictured at Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai on April 28, 2012. Anelka has threatened to leave Shanghai Shenhua, a state-backed newspaper says, in a sign relations with his Chinese club may have soured.